This CD under development Will be available on CD. Retail orders: Random Factors 3754 W 170th St Torrance, CA, USA 90504-1204 As with "That Great Big Way Out There," here you'll be able to watch the CD take shape and follow it's progress from an idea to finished product! Needless to say, the content and liner notes at this point are extremely variable ....... People have been bugging me for a long time to do a CD that was funny. I seem to be some kind of comic at times, so I figured I should throw out one that included some of the parodies I've written (some of which have gotten me thrown out of some pretty high-class dives in my time) and some others that I have always enjoyed. This CD is rated PG-13, so beware. It's pretty racy in spots and it may not be suitable for your maiden aunt, children, or small nervous dogs. You've been warned! SIDE ONE Ode To The Little Brown Shack Out Back (Billy Edd Wheeler) I've been a fan of Billy Edd Wheeler since I first heard his magnificent song "Coal Tattoo" in the mid 1960s. He has a fine-tuned sense of the ridiculous also, as this song proves. Buy his cds; they are worth every penny, and you'll be amazed at how many familiar hit songs he has authored. He's one of the greats. Unanswered Questions (Lyrics: WJ Bethancourt III; Tune: Traditional "Villikins And His Dinah") Did you ever wake up in the middle of the night and wonder what you did with your thumbs when you were asleep? This one is just a compendium of Wierd Thoughts that jump into my head at 0-dark-thirty in the morning. Planxty Seamus (Lyrics: WJ Bethancourt III; Tune: Traditional "Wearin' Of The Green") Yet another "tired of St. Patrick's Day" song......Gawd! Funny part is that the Yuppies in the club didn't notice any difference in the words, and the -real- Irish (and Scots) were dying with laughter. I Am Cow Written by "The Arrogant Worms," a band from Canada, who are entirely off the deep end. I sing it because we need more songs about cows. SIDE TWO Nude (Lyrics: WJ Bethancourt III / Ed Hirt; Tune: Traditional "Men of Harlech") Ed and I wrote this one quite a while back, while sitting around looking for trouble. It's one of those that has appeared in quite a few SCA and Science-Fiction songbooks. When I Was A Boy (Copyright © 1997 by Frank Hayes, Firebird Arts & Music BMI) Frank Hayes is a Very Silly Person, and this song proves it. Unless you are a computer geek, you might not catch all the references, but that don't matter none. It's funny anyway. Baby-O (Grandpa Jones) Seems as how this traveling salesman came by one day .... Random Canyon (Peter Staempfel) What can you say about Peter Staempfel other than he is Sick and Wrong in too many ways. This is a subtly humorous song about the glorys of the West, but I think there was a little too much Wacky Weed in there somewhere. "Wild Rover" No More (Lyrics: WJ Bethancourt III; Tune: Traditional "Wild Rover") I spent a little while playing backup with a Celtic band known as "Celtic Pride" (Tom and Marie Teven) and came up with this one in a moment of silliness. I think Tom is -still- singing it! There's A Hole In The Stardrive (Lyrics: WJ Bethancourt III; Tune: Traditional "There's A Hole In The Bucket") SIDE THREE Molly Malone (Lyrics: WJ Bethancourt III; Tune: Traditional "Molly Malone") Another 0-dark-thirty in the morning song .... this is another one of those that tends to get me thrown out of Irish pubs. London Derriere (Lyrics: WJ Bethancourt III; Tune: Traditional "Londonderry Aire") I always wanted to parody this one with the obvious pun .... sang this at the local Irish pub, and got alternately yelled at in between gales of hysterical laughter .... the local Irish community still orders doubles to brace themselves if I walk into a session. GREAT fun! PG13: Parental Guidance Suggested!